Why Biden's Choice of Running Mate Has Momentous Implications  —  Joe Biden has hinted that he might serve only one term if he wins.  That would set up a woman as the front-runner for 2024 and perhaps define the Democratic agenda for the next decade.  —  WASHINGTON — For decades …

Lesley Stahl shares her personal battle with coronavirus  —  “After two weeks at home in bed, weak, fighting pneumonia, and really scared, I went to the hospital.  I found an overworked, nearly overwhelmed staff.”  —  One of the rules of journalism is “Don't become part of the story.”

DHS report: China hid virus' severity to hoard supplies  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show.

The Covid-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?  —  Experts are trying to figure out why the coronavirus is so capricious.  The answers could determine how to best protect ourselves and how long we have to.  —  The coronavirus has killed so many people in Iran …

Pence: ‘I should have worn a mask at the Mayo Clinic’  —  Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said that he should have worn a mask when visiting the Mayo Clinic, a reversal that came after a harsh backlash for not adhering to the hospital's policy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Larry Kudlow gets testy after CNN airs video of him saying in February that the coronavirus was ‘contained’  —  Back in February, White House National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow announced that the coronavirus was “contained.”  In fact, it was “pretty close to airtight,” he claimed.

The Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Support of Church That Ministers to Underserved Communities  —  The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in a Virginia federal court concerning the First Amendment's freedom of religion in support of Lighthouse Fellowship Church …

The Rest of the World Is Laughing at Trump  —  It looks, at first, like one of a zillion unfunny video clips that now circulate on the internet: “Once Upon a Virus” features cheap animation, cheesy music, and sarcastic dialogue between China—represented by a Lego terra-cotta warrior with a low …

How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)  —  A new generation is making gains on everything from layoff protections to gender neutral pronouns.  Can they bring that same energy to saving the industry?  —  As the coronavirus crisis wreaked havoc in the news business …

As Washington stumbled, governors stepped to the forefront  —  The history of the United States has generally been written with the states in a subordinate role or cast in a negative light — but no longer.  The story of America's confrontation with the coronavirus pandemic is one in which states and their governors have been dominant.

Dinner organizer says Biden was not at 2008 event where he was accused of sexual harassment  —  A past organizer for Delaware's First State Gridiron Dinner now says Joe Biden did not attend the event in 2008, after a woman recently claimed the former vice president and senator sexually harassed her there, Fox News has learned.

Democrats, It's Time to Consider a Plan B  —  Tara Reade's allegations against Joe Biden demand action.  —  Ms. Bruenig is an Opinion writer.  —  If you're lucky when you report your sexual assault, you'll become known as a person who was sexually assaulted.

How Trump has broken the polls  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new Ipsos/Reuters poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a 45% to 39% margin.  —  The Ipsos poll is just the latest to find Biden ahead.  He's never not been ahead in the polling average.

Policy and Punditry Need to Adapt to New Virus Data  —  When we began our foray into quarantine seven weeks ago, there was a unifying and eminently sensible rationale behind it: “Bend the curve.”  The idea was this: If allowed to go unchecked, COVID-19 would overwhelm hospitals, leaving patients without beds.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump cites a Biden apology but none offered  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stated falsely on Sunday that Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden apologized for calling him xenophobic in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.  Trump also played down the threat …

How Greenwich Republicans Learned to Love Trump  —  To understand the President's path to the 2020 election, look at what he has provided the country's executive class.  —  Prescott Bush, the father and grandfather of future Presidents, was the eight-time club champion on the golf course …

Trump Got Dow 36,000 Author to Model the Coronavirus.  It Didn't Go Well.  —  President Trump's habit of promising unrealistically low casualty counts is one of the more inexplicable unforced errors in the administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Faced with 20,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation's nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection from claims of inadequate care.

Why you shouldn't hold your breath for the next coronavirus stimulus bill  —  Don't expect fast action on the next coronavirus stimulus package, known on Capitol Hill as “phase 4.”  Senior sources in the Republican Senate conference tell me that most GOP senators want to wait a bit before passing another big aid bill.